Good news, the latest issue (Volume 2018, Issue 2) of the Cambodian Journal of Natural History is now freely available for download (file size: 7.3 MB). Cambodian Journal of Natural History 2018(2), Contents 53 Editorial—REDD+ in Cambodia: how local communities can benefit from forest conservation, Yeang Donal, Harri Washington, Ken Sereyrotha, Paris Choup, Jeffrey Silverman, Teng Rithiny...Read More
Visiting Prof Murphy
A museum party trooped down to visit our beloved Prof D H Murphy with some old friends of Paddy’s from the 1980’s and 90’s. Both, Ian Turner and David Lane, are in Singapore for research and they lectured at what was then the Department of Botany and Department of Zoology, respectively. The museum party who...Read More
Visiting Scientist Feature – Mr. Bruce Jenkins
This week, we have a new visitor here at LKCNHM! Mr. Bruce Jenkins is a research associate from the Australian Museum in Sydney, focusing on the study of Malacology (i.e., molluscs and other shellfish). An avid shell-collector as a teenager, Mr. Jenkins began his career as a research assistant at the Australian Museum in the...Read More
Visiting Scientist Feature: Dr. Yao Chiou-Ju
Last week, we welcomed a new visitor to the museum! Dr. Yao Chiou-Ju is an ornithologist (i.e., person who studies birds) from the National Museum of Natural Science (NMNS) in Taichung, Taiwan. Dr. Yao examining grey nightjar specimens in our Zoological Reference Collection. She is currently working on uncovering the identity of five grey nightjar...Read More
December Holiday Crafts
Get crafty with us at our free workshops this December! Details as follows in the poster below....Read More
Year-end School Holiday Promotion!
It’s that time of the year again – the year-end school holidays are coming soon! We will be having a special promotion from 17 November 2018 to 1 January 2019 – check out the details in the poster below! 😛...Read More
Da Vinci Kids Dino Workshops
Come join us for some fun and games in our dino-themed workshops (held with our partner, Da Vinci Kids) this December! Details are as follows in the poster below 😀...Read More
Visiting Scientist Feature – Mr. Muhammad Masrur Islami
Hello! We are back again with another visiting scientist feature – this time, on Mr. Muhammad Masrur Islami, a research associate from the Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) in Ambon, Indonesia. Mr. Masrur is collaborating with our curator, Mr. Tan Siong Kiat, and Dr. Tan Koh Siang from the Tropical Marine Science Institute (TMSI) to...Read More
Fun Facts: All About Reptiles
Today (October 21) is Reptile Awareness Day! On this day, we would like to shed light on four uncommon facts about our scaly friends. 😉 1. Not all snakes swallow their prey whole Contrary to popular belief, some snakes rip their prey into smaller pieces instead of swallowing them whole. Scientists observed this unusual behaviour...Read More
Visiting Scientist Feature – Dr. S. Ravichandran
Early last week, we welcomed a new visitor to the museum! Dr. S. Ravichandran, an Assistant Professor at Annamalai University in India, will be here till the end of this week. He is a crab taxonomist (or carcinologist), with a research career spanning over two decades. On this visit, Dr. Ravichandran is collaborating with Prof....Read More